The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-06-22
REp-nor RESOLUTIONS.

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WHEREAS, The President Of the United
States, having approved the reeommenda
dation that all the battle flags in the custody
of the War Department belonging 10 the
Southern States in rebellion during the late
civil war be returned to the respective States
which bore them for such final disposition
as they may determine. be il
Resolted, That this Post views with sur
prise the action of the President and records
its protest thereto.
Resoleed. That the sacrifice Of blood which
the captured embems represent, was sacri-
fee TO liberty, Nation Union and to God
Resofged, That no sentiment of generosity
and no expression of magnanimty is cnvolv-
National honor.
Resoircd. That il only now remains TO di-
rect that the battle-fiags of the Union be dis
tributed among the Representatives Of the so
called Confederacy. and as fitting acknowl-
edgement of the Righteousness of the Lost
Cause
Rcso1ced, That this Post express its
disapprobation of this act of the first Pres
ident of United States who has held office
iisassociafed from the memories of the war
for the Union
The resolutions were carried with shout.
Arrangements win .be made to have mass
meeting of veterans next week to protest
against the action of the President.
PROTEST FROM ILLINOIS.
SPRISeFsELp, June Representatives of
abou; thirty Grand Army of the Republic
posts of Illinois, met at the State House and
adopted resolutions protesting against the re-
turn of captured Confederate flags. and ask
ing GOV. oglesby to telegraph 20 President
Cleveland an earnest protest against the ac-
ton and request for such action as may be
necessary to protect and preserve for Illinois
soldiers the flags aud trophies captured by
them in war.
Thc commander of Stephens Post sent
this despatch to Commander Fairchild:
Stevens Post with 4}O members. endors-
es your position in the return of the Rebel
flags As commander of the post | ask you
to call the council of the administration to-
gether and change the place Of meeting of
the annual encampment to some city in a
/ loyal state, where no superservieeable COM
mittee of citizens will invite Grover Cleye-
land to review the parade.
KANSAS SPEAKS HER MIND.
Topeka, June I6.--Much indignation is ex-
pressed here over the return of Confederate
flags TO their respective states. A large num-
Der of G. A. r. men called upon Governor
Martin to-day, who at noon sent the follow
lowing telegram to President Cleveland
In the name of 100000 citizens of Kansas
who served in the ranks of the Union Army
during the war, and in behalf of all the loyal
people of this State, enter an indignant pro
test against the return of the Confederate
flags captured in battle by the soldiers of the
Republic. protest against such action as
| an insult to the heroic dead and an outrage
ON the surviving comrades. The Govern
meut accepted the custody of the flags placed
in it, charge by the patriotic soldiers of tho
Union as a sacred trust, and | protest that
neither the President of the United States
nor any other officer Of the Government has
authority, moral or legal, TO surrender them,
THE VOICE OF WISCONSIN.
MANSON, June l6.--Governor Rusk has
sent letter to Adiutant General Drum, re
questing that the rebel flags captured by the
Wisconsin troops be returned TO the State
g ,vernor Rusk also wired protest to Presi
dent Cleveland against the return of th'
flags.